The prosecution appeals for the release of Agnelet in the Leroux case

Maurice Agnelet at the end of his trial on April 11, 2014 in Rennes -

"We consider that early release for medical reasons is not justified."

The prosecution appealed a decision that was to lead to the release of Maurice Agnelet, 82, convicted in 2014 of the murder of Agnès Le Roux, rich heiress of the casino in Nice, we learned from the Attorney for the Republic of Caen Amélie Cladière.

Sentenced in 2014 to 20 years imprisonment for the murder of Agnès Le Roux, Maurice Agnelet obtained on September 8 from the Caen sentencing court a suspension of sentence for medical reasons, according to his lawyer Katia Gabriel.

Physical and mental disorders, according to his lawyer

"When the state of health becomes incompatible with detention, the sentence is suspended: this is the meaning of the decision taken by the court for the application of sentences", she explained in mid-September, specifying that "no release date was not yet fixed ”.

"The conditions of his release are not effective, because it requires medical support," said Me Katia Gabriel.

According to her, Maurice Agnelet, who is incarcerated in Caen prison, suffers from physical and mental disorders.

"He has a relatively passive attitude towards events," she said.

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